Hat-conformator.



A.4 c. LARsoN L c. 1. oLoFsoN'.

HAT CONFORIVIATOR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-12, 1915.

1,' 1 75,776. Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

THB COLUMBIA PLANDGZAPH C0., WASHINGTON.l D, C.

A. C. LARSON 6L C. l. OLOFSON. HAT co'NFoRMAoR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 12 1915.

1,175,776. Patented 112112111916. 2 SHEETS-s115512. 1

A TTOHNEYS ALVIN C. LABSON, OF IROCKFORD,4 ILLINOS, AND CHARLES JOHAN- OLOFSON, OF

f DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

HAT-CONFORMATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 1a, 1916.

Application filed August 12, 1915.v Serial No. 45,146.

To aZZ whom t may concern ABe it known that we, ALvIN C.v LAnsoN and CHARLES J. OLorsoN, citizensof the United States, and residents of Rockford,

in the county of vWinnebago and State of Illinois, and Detroit, in the county of l/Vayne and State of Michigan, respectively, have invented Aan Improvement in Hat- Conformators,'of which the following is a specification. y

This invention is an improvement in hat conformators, and has particular reference to a device which may be automatically fitted to the head and the hat subsequently mounted thereon and shaped to conform to the head of the person to be litted.

An object of the invention is to provide a plurality of radially .adjustable shaping bars or ribs which are mounted on a base in aV novel manner and adapted to be adjusted to a size approximating that of thehead to be iitted whereupon the device is placed in position 4and the bars are auto-l kmatically adjusted to accurately determine 25V the shape oi" the head. K

Another object is the provision of a novel form of locking device which is operated to lock the bars in adjusted position vso that theV eXact shape of the headmay be retained wherebv the hat may be placed over said bars and made to conform to said shape.

1A further object is the provision of a device of this character which is simple Vin construction. easy to manufacture, durable, light, and effective in carrying out the purposewfor which it is designed.

' The inventive idea involved is capable ot receiving a variety of mechanical expressions, one of which, Jfor the Ypurpose of illus- Figure lis a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the onformator constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a top `plan view of the device. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4 of'Fig. 2.. Fig. 5 is a detail side elevation of one of the shaping bars used in connection with the invention. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary section on the line .6 6 of Fig. 2.

'Referring to the `drawings the numeral 10 indicates the base of the device which is e preferably oval in shapeV vand enlarged as indicated at l1 around its periphery, as best shownin Fig. 1. The top of the base 10 is provided in the enlarged portion 1l with a plurality of radially extending slots 12 in' which are slidably mounted guides 13 the outer ends of which'engage the vertically arranged 'shaping bars or ribs 14 having at their lower ends theV rubber tips 15 adapted for engagement with the head. Certain of the bars 14 carry vertically adjustable'hat supports 16 which are'mounted in brackets 17 secured therein by means of set screws 18. The enlargedportion. 11 of the base is valso provided with a plurality ot' radial openings 19 adapted vto'receive therein the pins 20 carried by the bar 14 whereby the latter willfat alltimes be maintained in a vertical position when "the same are being adjusted back Vand forth. An endless coil spring 21 is mounted in the bars 14Y contiguous to the point vof engagement of the guidesl 13 therewith, said spring being adapted to normally retain the guides 13 in their innermost positions.

Centrally mounted in the base 10 is a vertical svhaft 22 having rotatable thereabout a large pulley 23. This pulley is provided at its peripherywith a plurality of small angular slots 24 which are adapted to receive one end of a small wire or other flexible element 25, said end being secured tothe pulley by means of a setscrew 26. The other ends of the wires 25 are secured to everv other guide 13 and intermediate its ends said wire passes overy a pulley 27 which is mounted between the guide to which'said wire is Secured and the next vadjacent guide on one side thereof. lVhen the pulley 23 is rotated, in a manner which will appear in the course of this description, in acloclrwise direction, as shown inFig. 2, a pull will'be exerted upon the wires'A 25 which will slide thev guides 13 outwardlv and consequently -ad' just the bars 14 in a similar direction against the tension of the spring 21. YA small pulley 28 is mounted upon the inner endof each of the guides 13 and is adapted to be vcontacted bv thewire 25-so`that the same will be guided when the bars are being adjusted.

A locking device is employed inconnecv tion with the invention for retaining the bars in position after the same have been fitted to the head and comprises a large disk 29 which is mounted upon the shaft 22 and provided at its periphery with a depending i flange 30'having lan annularl pad 31 abut-7' ting' thereagainst.

This disk 29 is supported by means of `a sleeve 32 mounted upon the shaft 22 and having an annular flange 33 at the bottom thereof in which are mountedVv the upper ends of guide pins 34, the-lower ends of which are slidable in openings 35 formed inthe. pulley .23. Thesleeve 32 Vhas secured thereto another sleeve 36'which also surrounds the shaft 22 andV is provided at its upper'end with-a plurality of radial handles 37 whereby the sleeves 32 and-,36

may be rotated and through the medium Vof the pins 34 transmita similar motion to the pulley 23. VThe disk 29 together with the pad 31 is vertically adjustable and adapted to be normally retained in its uppermost positionbymeans of a spring 38 coiled aboutlthe shaft 22 vand engages the base-10 and the lower end of the sleeve v32.v Springs 39 are .also employed` for. this purpose and are lwound about guide pins Y40 mounted upon the base 10 and engaging openings formed inthe disk 29. f A locking lever 41 isv pivoted to the upper end of the shaft 22 and hasan inner cam surface 42 Vwhich is adapted to forcethe sleeve 36and the parts connected thereto 'downwardly when said lever is moved to the substan-V tially horizontal position. 'The operation of this lever will force thedisk ,orl plate 29 downwardly and causethe pad 31 to con- 4tact with the sharp'projections43 extending upwardly from lthe small pulleys 28. lThis will prevent any furtherv radial movement of the guides 13 until the .lever 41 is again moved to its original vertical position whereupon the springs 38 and 39 will force the disk 29 upwardly. As shown in Fig. 4 a grip 44 is secured to the enlarged portion 11, of the base whereby the device may be readily handled. A vertically adjustable head restV 45 is threaded in the lower end of the shaft 22 whereby the device may be made toassume a proper position upon the v j head `to bek fitted.

In practice, the bars 14 are first adjusted Voutwardly to a position .which will be slightly larger than the head to be fitted.

The device is then placed upon the head and Y the coil spring 21 willmovethe bars 14 iiiwardly until the tips 15 snugly engage the headwhereupon the lever 41 is actuated to lock the guides 13 against further move-k ment. VThe hat to be shaped may then be placed o-ver the upper ends of the bars 14 and treated in any preferred manner, such as by steaming, until the hat conforms eX- actly.. with the shape indicated by the f bars14. a

What is claimed is Y, Y 1.v A hat conformator comprising a base,

.ya plurality of radially arranged guides slidablyniounted on said base, ,vertically karranged bars coperatingwith said guides,

means engaging said lbars for normally ,re-

tainingtlie same and said guidesfin innernic-st positions, arsliaft carried by said base, a pulley rotatable about said shaft,fa plurality of fieXible elements secured atlone end to'said pulley and'at .the `other end to said guides, means for rotating said .pulley to adjust said guides and bars outwardly, yand, vertically adjustable means mounted upon said shaft for retaining said guides and bars in adjustedV position. r a

y Y 2. A hat conformator comprising `a base, Y

a plurality of radially farranged guides` slidably mounted,V on saidbase,l vertically arranged bars coperating with said. guides, means .engaging said bars for normally re- -tainingthesame andsaid guides ininnermost positions, a shaft carried V'by said base, a pulley rotatable about said shaft, a plu` rality of flexible elements secured at one end to said `pulley and atV the other end to said guides, means for rotating saidgpulley to adjust said guides and bars outwardly, vertically adjustable means mounted upon said shaft for retaining said guides v'and bars in adjusted position, and verticallyadjustable hat supports carried by certain'of Ysaid s y bars. l Y Y Y 3.A hat conformat'or comprising a base, al pluralityof radially arranged guides slidably mounted on said base, vertically arranged bars coperatingwith said guides,

means engaging said bars for normally retaining the sameand said guides in innermost positions, a shaft carried by said base, a pulley rotatable about said shaft, a plu-v rality of flexiblev elements secured at ,oneV

io@ Y end to saidpulley and at the other end to said guides. and` means for rotating said pullev to adjust said guides and bars out; wardly.

i05-KV 4. A hat conformator'comprising a base, Y

radially arranged guidesV adjustably mounted on said base, bars associated with saidY guides, an element mounted onVv said ,basej and rotatable relative thereto, and flexible l l connections between Vcertain of said guides andsaid rotatable element foradjusting the former outwardly.- I Y 5. A hat'conformator comprisingfa base,v ra dially arrangedguides adiustably mounted on said base, bars associatedwith said inik guides, an element mounted on saidbase l and rotatable relative thereto` flexible conandrotatable relative Athereto."flexible' con; 'Y Vn ections between certain of said guides and sof said rotatable element for adjusting the former outwardly, and depressible means for locking said guides in adjusted position.

7. A hat conformator comprising a base, radially arranged guides adj ustably mounted on said base, bars associated with said guides, an element mounted on said base and rotatable relative thereto, flexible connections between certain of said guides and said rotatable element for adjusting the former outwardly, depressible means for locking said guides in adjusted position, and means for returning the last-named means to normal position.

8. A hat conformator comprising a plurality of radially adjustable head engaging and hat receiving members, guides for adjusting said members, flexible elements connected to said guides, and a rotatable element connected to said exible elements and adapted to actuate the same to adjust said guides.

9. A hat conformator comprising a plurality of radially adjustable head engaging and hat receiving members, guides for adjusting said members, fiexible elements connected to said guides, a rotatable element connected to said flexible elements and adapted to actuate the same to adjust said guides, and means for locking said guides in adjusted position.

10. A hat conformator comprising a plurality ot' radially adjustable head engaging and hat receiving members, guides for adjusting said members, flexible elements connected to said guides, a rotatable element connected to said flexible elements and adapted to actuate the same to adjust said guides, and means adjustable relative to said rotatablel element for locking said guides in adjusted position.

11. A hat conformator comprising a plurality of radially adjustable head engaging and hat receiving members. guides for adjusting said members, exible elements connected to said guides, a rotatable lelement connectedto said iiexible elements and adapted to actuate the same to adjust said guides, and depressible means for locking said elements in adjusted position.

12. A hat conformator comprising a base, a plurality of radially adjustable head engaging and hat receiving members associated therewith, and cam operated means for locking said members in adjusted positions.

13. A hat conformator comprising a base, a plurality of radially adjustable head engaging and hat receiving members associated with said base, guides for said members. projections carried by said guides, a locking device adjustable relative to said base and including a pad adapted for engagement with said projection to lock said head engaging and hat receiving members in adjusted position, and a cam lever for operating said locking device.

14. A hat conformator comprising a base, a plurality ofradially adjustable head engaging and hat receiving members associated therewith, radially movable guides for said members, and cam operated means movable transversely of said guides and adapted te engage the same for locking said members in adjusted positions.

15. A hat conformator comprising a plurality of radially adjustable head engaging and hat receiving members, guides for adjusting said members, flexible elements connected to said guides, and a rotatable element connected to said flexible elements and adapted to actuate the same to adjust said guides.

16. A hat conformator comprising a plurality of adjustable head engaging and hat receiving members, a rotatable element, and connections between said rotatable element and said adjustable members operated by the former to adjust the latter.

17. A hat conformator comprising a plurality of adjustable head engaging and hat receiving members, a rotatable element, connections between said rotatable element and said adjustable members operated by the former to adjust the latter, and a locking device for releasably retaining said adjustable members in adjusted positions.

18. A hat conformator comprising a plurality of adjustable head engaging and hat receiving members. a rotatable element, connections between said rotatable element and said adjustable members operated by the former to adjust the latter, a locking device for releasably retaining said adjustable members in adjusted positions, and means Ior returning said device to unlocking position when the'same is released.

19. A hat con'formator comprising a nlurality of adjustable head engaging and hat receiving members. a rotatable element, ccnnections between said rotatable element and said adjustable members operated bv the former to adjust the latter, a locking device for releasablv retaining said adjustable memn^rs in adjusted positions, and guidingv means for said locking device engaging said rotatable element.

ALVIN C. LARSON. CHARLES JOHAN OLOF SON.

Witnesses as to Alvin C. Larson:

JOI-IN A. BowMAN, Y L. A. BOWMAN. Witnesses as to Charles Johan Olofson:

U. R. LARsoN, A. D. HAGsTRoM.

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